{"id":88594,"date":"2025-08-12T09:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=88594"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:07:07","slug":"update-after-brutal-preseason-opener-packers-rookies-future-looks-all-but-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=88594","title":{"rendered":"Update!! 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It required a near-perfect preseason to break into the Packers&#8217; competitive linebacker room, but Dumas-Johnson made the worst possible start.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">According to Pro Football Focus, the rookie missed four tackles while giving up both of his targets in coverage. It earned him a 25.3 PFF grade, comfortably the Packers&#8217; worst on an evening filled with disappointing performances.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Packers rookie Jamon Dumas-Johnson may have already ended any hopes of making the roster<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The opening was there. Free-agent signing Isaiah Simmons had the Packers&#8217; second-worst PFF grade after struggling in coverage. He allowed five catches on six targets for 76 yards in a performance that has undone a strong start to camp.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Beyond Quay Walker, Edgerrin Cooper, and Isaiah McDuffie, the Packers need another linebacker to step up. Second-year Ty&#8217;Ron Hopper caught attention with an impressive performance, but Dumas-Johnson could&#8217;ve joined the conversation with a good start to the preseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">It&#8217;s a difficult one to come back from.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Everything starts with tackling, and it&#8217;s impossible to make a roster and play regular snaps on defense or special teams if you miss tackles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">PFF credited Dumas-Johnson with\u00a0<em>four<\/em>\u00a0missed tackles on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>While there were positive performances hidden under the chaos of a disjointed and embarrassing loss, the Packers may need to add reinforcements at multiple positions,\u00a0including the interior offensive line. Linebacker is another.<\/p>\n<p>Two undrafted rookies \u2014 running back Amar Johnson and defensive tackle Nazir Stackhouse \u2014 are trending up after the preseason opener.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson built on an impressive summer\u00a0with a head-turning performance, and while it&#8217;s still a long shot for him to clinch a roster spot, he has earned another opportunity to prove himself. Stackhouse is closing in on the 53-man roster after translating excellent work on the practice field into preseason action.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Unfortunately, Dumas-Johnson couldn&#8217;t do the same. The Packers still have an opening at linebacker, but the rookie may have fallen at the first preseason hurdle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Packers rookie definitely won&#8217;t be back after disastrous preseason debut New York Jets v Green Bay Packers &#8211; NFL Preseason 2025 | Justin Casterline\/GettyImages The Green Bay&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Update!! 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